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Rocky, an ornate dragon, lives on granite rocks in the south-west of Australia. But further north, where it is getting hotter and wetter, his desert relatives are having trouble with their eggs. As the lizards trek through country in search of a new home, Rocky shares local Indigenous and Western understanding of these changing environments and the animals that live in them. Written by Felicity Bradshaw AM, a retired Research Officer at University of Western Australia, and illustrated by Norma MacDonald, an Aboriginal Yamatji artist, The Great Lizard Trek will delight, entertain and inform children. Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 6-9. Notable Book, The CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books 2019 Shortlisted, The Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2019: Picture Fiction Recipient, 2019 Whitley Awards Certificate of Commendation: Children's Book

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Felicity Bradshaw AM has wide experience in field and laboratory research into Western Australian native animals and in 2019 she was awarded Member of the Order of Australia for services to biological sciences and education. Felicity authored and self-published the children’s story A Tale of Two Honey Possums. Now retired, Felicity has written a Biological Science Resource for Primary School children (Be a Bush Scientist, published by the Centre for Learning Technology, UWA) that takes children through the steps required for scientific analysis of the natural environment. Felicity is also involved with CSIRO’s Science Pathways for Indigenous Communities program in WA, writing science resources for classrooms that will complement Learning on Country activities. Norma MacDonald is an Aboriginal Yamatji artist whose works feature in government and private collections throughout Australia and overseas. Norma is passionate about presenting her culture to young children; she does this with the aid of her art, her artifacts and her recounting of Aboriginal stories. Norma wrote and illustrated the children’s book Spinifex Mouse (published by Magabala Books).

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